A number of 1998 activists stand behind Prabowo Subianto. Budiman Sudjatmiko is criticized by his colleagues for forgetting history.

News summary on alleged corruption at Basarnas that implicates Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi and member of counterterrorism squad, Densus 88 was shot to death.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignites a black market fever for cheap crude oil. Pertamina refuses it, Bakamla captures a tanker transporting the oil.

The rise in food prices is unlikely to stop. The price of various staple food ingredients usually moves in sync.

CoFTRA Chief Didid Noordiatmoko on Indonesia’s first crypto exchange.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will hand over power to his son, Hun Manet, after his party won the elections.

Adipratnia Satwika Asmady was behind the launch of Satria-1 satellite. She controlled the satellite’s designing and assembly until it soared into the sky.

PGN is responding to Tempo’s article on projects that are said not only to have stalled but incurred losses. Another reader raises concern about tuberculosis patients being unjustly treated.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

The Attorney General’s Office is questioning Airlangga Hartarto in relation to the export of CPO and palm oil subsidies. Because he disagreed with Jokowi?

Humans should yearn to return to the singularity of our primordial simplicity, to being mortal or moksha within it, instead of living in disunity and disquiet.

A CHILD walks in the Ranjuri ancient forest area at Beka village, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, July 26. The 12-hectare forest, protected by the local indigenous community, is home to trees that are hundreds of years old, including the rare species Dracontomelon Mangiferum, which is listed as ‘Extinct’ by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). ANTARA/Basri Marzuki

SWEDISH Ambassador to Indonesia, Marina Berg, arrived in Indonesia five years ago with a clear mission: to deepen and broaden bilateral cooperation between Sweden and Indonesia, particularly in the critical areas of sustainable development and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, her commitment remained unwavering. The Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership, focusing on the sectors of energy, transport, digital technology, and health, has been actively progressing.

As her term came to an end in August, Marina Berg took the opportunity to share her valuable five years of work in Indonesia during a TEMPO TALKS session.